Aug 10, 2016
Late in the morning of August 10th, an east to west oriented warm front was located across central South Dakota into the southern half of Minnesota. Thunderstorms formed quickly north of the warm front, mainly along the North and South Dakota border. These storms initially produced large hail. However, as the storms pushed east of the North and South Dakota border region and into portions of west central Minnesota, they began to display more a bowing shape. At that point, the storms produced mor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 648170). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Benson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.